male doll

unrecorded Kalaallit (Greenland Inuit) artist

male doll, 1800s

Where object was made: Greenland

Material/technique: seal fur; cloth; leather

Dimensions:
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 39 x 20 cm
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 15 3/8 x 7 7/8 in

Credit line: Gift of Lewis Lindsay Dyche

Accession number: 2007.0604

Not on display

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Exhibition Label: "Climate Change at the Poles," Jan-2009, Kate Meyer, Jennifer Talbott, and Angela Watts The clothing on these dolls represents typical garments worn in Greenland in the nineteenth century. The male doll, dressed for hunting, is wearing a parka and pants made from seal fur. The female doll is wearing clothing that would be worn on more formal occasions, including short pants and knee-high boots decorated with skin embroidery and an anorak made from red cloth purchased from traders. Her hair is styled traditionally with a top-knot at the crown of her head.